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MICRO AND NANO ENGINEERING
卷 16, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.mne.2022.100157
关键词
Iontronics; Impedance; Ionic circuits; Conductivity; Seawater; Performance
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资金
- EPSRC [EP/K004956/1]
This article proposes a new circuit design that achieves a net desalination effect using alternating driving voltage and a combination of anionic and cationic diodes. Experimental results show that this ionic diode desalination system can work with only two carbon mat driver electrodes, but performance needs improvement at higher ionic strengths.
Microscale ionic rectifier effects are commonly observed in devices based on semipermeable ionomer coated on an array of microholes with potential applications in alternating current (AC) driven desalination and/or electroosmotic pumping. The efficiency of devices is dependent on ionic diode switching speed, the rectification ratio, and the design of materials and the ionic circuit. Here, a new circuit is proposed based on coupling in parallel (i) a cationic diode based on the cation conductor Nafion and (ii) an anionic diode based on the anion conducting Sustainion. With an alternating driving voltage, a net desalination effect is observed without any moving parts and without significant side reactions. Experimentally, a 4-electrode configuration and a 2-electrode configuration are compared. The ionic diode desalination system is shown to work with only two carbon mat driver electrodes, but the performance in particular at higher ionic strengths (>10 mM) still needs to be improved. Based on the experimental prototype, the current/power efficiency are investigated and challenges for future improvements are discussed.
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